Pie and Pie Crust Recipes

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Favorite Pie and Pie Crust Recipes



Perfect Pie Crust Recipes
Vegetable Shortening vs. Butter vs. Lard vs. Oil Pastry Recipes

Hints and tips for making the Perfect Pie Crust.

Also learn about the History of Pies.

 



Graham Cracker Pie Crust Recipe

 


 



4th of July Bursting Blueberry Pie

The following recipe and comments are from my daughter, Nancy Hartman. She made this wonderful Blueberry Pie for our 4th of July camping trip this year. She uses the propane oven in her camping trailer. This blueberry pie is so good that I think she should enter it in the Pillsbury Bake Off. 

 



Apple Pie Grandma Hagerman's Apple Pie

This is my Mother's, Dorothy Hagerman, apple pie recipe made with fresh apples. It is so good!



Avocado Pie

One of the most unusual and absolutely delightful dishes made with avocados is the Avocado Pie. here are many versions in making the pie, and they all taste wonderful!



Banbury Tea Tarts

This wonderful Banbury Tea Tart recipe was shared with me by my husband's aunt, Lila Scheer of Vancouver, WA. Lila says, "This is an authentic English recipe that was given to me by a former resident of the Peninsula. They are special to me, as they represent my English ancestry."
 



Basic Oregon Blackberry Pie

This pie is worth the scratches and stained hands you get when picking your own fresh blackberries. Of course, you can purchase your fresh blackberries to make this pie.
 


Blackberry Cream Pie
Another use for those wonderful fresh blackberries when in season. This is a very easy and delicious pie to make. I often use a purchased pie crust when I'm in a hurry.



Buttermilk Pie
This wonderful Banbury Tea Tart recipe was shared with me by my husband's aunt, Lila Scheer of Vancouver, WA. This is a wonderful, old-fashioned pie. Don't be put off by the buttermilk - this is a sweet and flavorful pie.

 



Chart House Mud Pie

This is one of the signature desserts at the Chart House restaurants. It is a fabulous dessert!
 



Chef's Favorite Lemon Tart
This recipe is from the cookbook Not Afraid of Flavor: Recipes from the Magnolia Grill by Award-Winning Chefs Ben and Karen Barker.
 



Cherry Clafouti

This is an easy-to-make dessert using fruit suspended in a batter similar to that used for crepes. Substitute a pound of pitted plums, peaches, berries, sliced apples or any other fresh fruit, if you wish.
 



Cherry Pie
I used to have a cherry orchard on my property, before we planted a vineyard. This pie is a favorite of my husband.



Cherry Wine Galette

A beautiful and easy dessert to make. Great winter dessert that is not too filling or rich. This recipe was shared with me by my sister-in-law, Shirley Roth, of Alamogordo, NM.



Fantastic Lemon Meringue Pie

This lemon meringue pie is exceptional! Try serving it with your favorite seafood dish.



Florida Key Lime Pie
Key limes are a variety of limes that were once grown extensively on the Florida Keys. This lime is very popular in Florida. You'll love this delightful and easy-to-make pie.
 



Lemon Thyme Vinegar Pie
This recipe was shared with me by Alleta Huston of Newberg, Oregon.



Old-Fashioned Mincemeat Pie
This has been my favorite holiday pie since I was a little girl. My grandmother, Mabel Myers, used to make her own homemade mincemeat.
 



Peaches and Cream Pie
This is so good and so easy to make!
 I often use a purchased pie crust when I'm in a hurry.



Pecan Pie

The only way this pie could be better tasting is to serve it warm and top with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream.
 



Pumpkin Empanadas
This Pumpkin Empanada recipe is courtesy of Cynthia Detterick-Pineda of Andrews, TX. Pumpkin pie may not be on the menu for a traditional Mexican-style meal, but pumpkin empanadas most definitely are, at least on the ones I have known. 
 



Pumpkin Pie - Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie

How about making this very easy and traditional pumpkin pie for your Thanksgiving dinner? This recipe comes from the 1960's Betty Crocker cookbook. I learned to cook from this cookbook.



Rhubarb Custard Pie
"Pie plant" is the old name for rhubarb. Rhubarb is actually a vegetable. Fresh rhubarb is at its peak in May and June. A old-fashioned homemade Rhubarb Custard Pie is fabulous!

 


 

Sherry Cream Pie
This recipe was given to me by my friend, Karen Calanchini, of Redding, California.  Karen says "This is a very old family recipe from my aunt, who is an awesome cook. She used to make it for special occasions and my cousins and I would be very impatient about waiting over eight hours before we could eat any. I have had the recipe for 37 years."



Shoofly Pie (Wet Bottom)

The origin of the name shoofly pie has been debated for years and will probably never ultimately be solved. Visit the Lancaster area of Pennsylvania and indulge in a Pennsylvania Dutch original, the Shoofly Pie. Also know as Shoo-Fly Pie, and Shoo Fly Pie.

 



Sugar Cream Pie

These wonderful recipes for the traditional Sugar Cream Pie were shared with me by Sister Susan Karina Dickey, O.P., Ph.D., Director of Archives & Diocesan Historian, Diocese of Springfield in Illinois. She says, "Here are three eastern Indiana recipes. All these recipes are from my family from Wayne County, Indiana."



Upside Down Pumpkin Cake "Pie"
This is a favorite pumpkin pie substitute from the 1990s. It's like both a cake and a pie! Try serving this instead of the traditional pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving.

 

 

Wild Huckleberry Pie
Whoever invented huckleberry pie was a great person! There is absolutely nothing else that tastes quite like a huckleberry pie. It is the ultimate comfort food, especially after you have been picking huckleberries all day. These berries are definitely the gourmet berry of the West.